06-30-2012, 06:45 AM
June 30 saturday
A heat wave is spreading like a rash over much of the United States, with record highs being smashed and severe heat warnings being issued.
Storms around Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC added to the misery on Friday night as 2million people were left without power when the region was hit with powerful gales.
Bands of rain lashed the city and winds toppled power lines and littered the streets with tree limbs as the fast-moving storm, which started in the Midwest after a day of severe heat, reached Washington and its suburbs late in the evening.
The high winds, said to have reached 80mph in some areas, caused at least one death after a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home in Springfield, Virginia.
Triple-digit temperatures caused discomfort on Friday in the country's eastern and southern states, with both Nashville, Tennessee, and Columbia, South Carolina, reaching all-time records of 109 degrees.
Washington D.C. smashed its near 80 year record for the month of June, with the mercury surging to 104 degrees this afternoon. The previous record, 101 degrees, was set in 1934.
Atlanta, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky, also broke monthly records to get to 104 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
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A heat wave is spreading like a rash over much of the United States, with record highs being smashed and severe heat warnings being issued.
Storms around Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC added to the misery on Friday night as 2million people were left without power when the region was hit with powerful gales.
Bands of rain lashed the city and winds toppled power lines and littered the streets with tree limbs as the fast-moving storm, which started in the Midwest after a day of severe heat, reached Washington and its suburbs late in the evening.
The high winds, said to have reached 80mph in some areas, caused at least one death after a woman was killed when a tree fell on her home in Springfield, Virginia.
Triple-digit temperatures caused discomfort on Friday in the country's eastern and southern states, with both Nashville, Tennessee, and Columbia, South Carolina, reaching all-time records of 109 degrees.
Washington D.C. smashed its near 80 year record for the month of June, with the mercury surging to 104 degrees this afternoon. The previous record, 101 degrees, was set in 1934.
Atlanta, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky, also broke monthly records to get to 104 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
today, saturday...stay cool!